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Chapter 6 delves into the expansion of terror and suffering during the German campaigns of 1940-41. It explores how Nazi "race and space" policies were implemented with the invasion of the Soviet Union, shifting from persecution to annihilation. Key events like the Wannsee Conference and the activities of the Einsatzgruppen in Ukraine, including Babi Yar, highlight the systematic approach to genocide. This chapter raises crucial questions about the motivations behind the Nazi strategies and the impact of war on their policies.
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Chapter 6: Expansion & Systematization: Exporting War & Terror, 1940-1941 [131-159] “Big Picture” Questions: 1) How & why did the terror & suffering expand with the German campaigns of 1940-41? 2) How were Nazi policies of “race & space” put into practice with the invasion of the Soviet Union? 3) How & why was the line crossed to annihilation? Wannsee Conference? Einsatzgruppen D (Vinnitsa, Ukraine) 1942 Einsatzgruppen A (Lithuiania)
Kiev, Ukraine (October 1941) Babi Yar, Ukraine, USSR (October 1941)
Death Camps ORG POWs burying victims in mass graves (Oct. 1941)